Innovative Approaches to Enhance the Performance and Durability of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

PEMFCs, or proton exchange membrane fuel cells, have enormous potential for clean energy and environmentally friendly transportation. PEMFCs’ cost, performance, and durability, however, continue to be major obstacles to their mainstream deployment. This study examines recent developments in PEMFC te...

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Published inEnergies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 14; p. 5572
Main Authors Abokhalil, Ahmed G., Alobaid, Mohammad, Makky, Ahmed Al
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2023
Subjects
advanced membrane materials
Alternative energy sources
Composite materials
Costs
Efficiency
Electric vehicles
Electricity
Electrolytes
Emissions
Energy resources
Energy storage
Force and energy
Fuel cell industry
Fuel cells
Green technology
Humidity
Hydrogen
Hydrogen as fuel
Membranes
PEMFC stack configuration
Polymers
proton exchange membrane fuel cell
renewable hydrogen
Renewable resources
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Summary:PEMFCs, or proton exchange membrane fuel cells, have enormous potential for clean energy and environmentally friendly transportation. PEMFCs’ cost, performance, and durability, however, continue to be major obstacles to their mainstream deployment. This study examines recent developments in PEMFC technology with an emphasis on novel oxygen reduction reaction catalysts, creative flow field designs, methods for reducing degradation processes, and system-level optimization and integration. The results show that innovative studies in these fields have significantly increased the performance and longevity of PEMFCs while lowering expenses. For PEMFC technology to evolve further, be successfully implemented in a variety of applications, and contribute to a more sustainable future, more research and development must be put forward.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en16145572